The Majority caucus in Parliament has expressed its disappointment in the Speaker of Parliament for his decision to suspend the approval of Ministers and Deputy Ministers of State
The caucus led by it’s leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin said the decision by the Speaker which was prompted by a pending case before the Supreme Court was shocking.
The Speaker onn Wednesday, March 20, 2024 suspended the approval process for Ministers and Deputy Ministers of State nominated by the President and vetted by the Appointments Committee of Parliament.
He explained that there was a case currently before the court and until the final determination, the house will not approved the nominees who have been vetted.
But in response to the decision by the Speaker,
Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin expressed his disappointment saying “It’s very disappointing that after Mr. Speaker had made known his own views about the letter sent from the presidency to the clerk, he adjourned the house sine dine without giving room for the leadership of the house to even comment.”
“This we find very strange, but this is a democracy. We believe as Mr. Speaker himself said, and I’ll quote him, that this calls for reflection…I will play that out to Mr. Speaker himself that we all need to reflect on the way forward as a nation.
“We all know that the very issue that was raised by honourable Dafeamekpor had to do with the continuing ministers who had been reshuffled to other ministries. The issue of the constitutionality of certain nominees had been determined by way of their going through the vetting process, a report coming before the house for debate and final decision. So, for me, these are two unrelated issues.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
